Combined trousers and belt



A. JONAS COMBINED TROUSERS AND BELT '1 June 18, 1929.

Filed July 2, 192'! 2 Sheets-Sheet June 18, 1929. W A. JONAS 1.118.049

COMBINED TROUSERS AND BELT Filed July 2, 1927 2 Sheets-Shee'cf 2Patented June 18, 1929.

UNITED STATES ALEXANDER JONAS, OF PHi LADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

COMBINED TROUSERS AND BELT.

Application filed July 2, 1927. Serial No. 203,168.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in combined trousersand belt, and has for its primary object to make a belt integral withthe trousers and of the same material, thereby giving a neat appearanceto the apparel when being Worn.

Another object ofthe invention is to pro vide a combined trousers andbelt so arranged that the belt portion may be adjusted within certainlimits so that the waist portion of the trousers will snugly fit thewearer and eliminate any wrinkles which are usual when the ordinary beltis used, the elimination of the wrinkles being due to the fact that thewaist of the trousers themselves is adjusted.

A further object of my invention is to provide one or more vents in thewaist of the trousers by utilizing the mouth or mouths of one or morepockets arranging the edges of the material forming the belt inoverlapping formation with one portion carrying eyes and the otherportion and hook whereby the vents may be opened or closed more or lessas the case may be to change the circumference of F the trousers waist.

WVith-these ends in view, this invention consistsin the details ofconstruction and combination of elements hereinafter set forth and thenspecifically designated by the claim.

In order that those skilled in the art to which this inventionappertains may understand how to make and use the same, I'will describeits construction in detail, referring by numerals to the accompanyingdrawings forming a part of this application, in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the upper portion of a pair of trousersconstructed in accordance with my invention, the lower portion of thetrousers legs being broken away.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary perspective view of the upper portionof the trousers.

Fig. 3 is section on the line 33 of Fig. 2.

In carrying out my invention as herein embodied, 5 represents a pair oftrousers preferably provided with the usual fly 6, although this may beeliminated if desired. The trousers also have the usual side seams 19and front pockets 20. To the upper edge of the waist of the trousers issecured a waist band 7 including a rear portion 8 and a front portion 9,the latter being subdivided into two parts where the trousers areprovided with the fly.

To the ends of the rear portion 8 of the waist band, are secured flaps10 which lie back of and cover the vents 11, formed in the upper edge ofthe trousers waist and which are utilized as pockets.

The forward edge of each flap, preferably terminates at the forward endof the waist band, although it will be understood that this arrangementmay be varied and the lower portion of the forward edge of each flap issecured to the trousers proper adjacent the forward edge of a vent, asuitable distance below the upper edge of the trousers as indicated at12. Likewise the rear edge of the flap is secured to the trousersproper, while its lower edge is attached to a portion of a pocket 13.This arrangement leaves the meeting edges-of the flap and trousers waistand the ends of the waist band sections free of each other so that anopening 1 1 is produced.

On each end of the front portion of the Waist band is a hook 15 forselective coaction with any one of a number of eyes 16 on each end ofthe rear portion of the waist band.

If found desirable, each flap may be provided with a button 17 forcoaction with a button hole 18 in the waist of the trousers adjacent theedge of the vent in order to maintain the pocket in a closed condition.

In practice, the wearer of the trousers may adjust the waist band whichin this case becomes the belt, until the desired fit is obtained byselectively engaging the hooks at the sides of the trousers with thecoacting eyes, and Where said trousers is provided with the fly, it isthereafter unnecessary to readjust the waist band unless desired.

Because of the unique formation of the waist of the trousers, due to theprovision of the vent or vents, the waist band or belt of said trouserswhich may be adjusted without wrinkling said trousers, and therefore.will give a smooth, neat appearance when being worn.

Another feature of the invention is the two-fold purpose of the vents,the same being utilized to provide for the adjustment of the beltwithout wrinkling the trousers and their use as openings or mouthsleading to pockets. By constructing the trousers or other analogous wearapparel in this manner, the belt may be produced from the same materialas the main portion of the trousers thereby eliminating the unsightlybelt loops and the necessity of using a belt of a different color ordesign from that of the trousers.

Of course I do not Wish to be limited to the exact details ofconstruction as herein the mouths to the rear hip c shown, as these maybe varied within the limits of the appended claim without departing fromthe spirit of my invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and usefulis:

A pair of trousers having substantially U-shaped vents cut into thewaist portion to the rear of the side seam, at waist band sectionsecured to the waist portion and extending around the front of thetrousers with its ends terminating at the forward edges of the vents,another waist band section secured to the waist portion and extendingaround the rear of the trousers with its ends projecting across thevents for connection to the 15 ends of the other waist band sections,flaps depending from the free ends of the last mentioned waist bandsection and having only the lower portions of their forward edgessecured adjacent the forward edges of the vents, the upper forwardportions of the flaps being unsecured whereby expansilole closures areprovided, and pockets fixed to the flaps and the waist of the trousersalong the edges of the vents.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto aflixed my signature.

ALEXANDER JONAS.

